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MLA’s kin dies in car crash

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March 16, 2012
M16kp5Bangalore, March 16: At a speed of around 120 kmph, death came in the space of a heartbeat for 19-year-old Sushmita Patil. Three of her friends escaped with injuries, after the driver of the car in which they were heading to their college, lost control of the vehicle, and it toppled near Handralli bridge on NICE road here around 9:15 am on Thursday.


The teenaged granddaughter of Davanagere MLA S Shivashankarappa and former Member of Parliament R?S?Patil, a student of R V Engineering college was with her friends Akhil Arun, the driver, Namrata and Anirudh, all from the same college.

Anirudh, describing the incident to Deccan Herald, said:?“We were on the right lane of the road and a truck was moving on the left lane in the same direction. Suddenly, the truck started to move towards our car (KA 01 MG 9268) and Akhil, who was driving, lost control at a curve on the road. The truck hit the front axle, toppling the car.”

The car belonged to Akhil, who is in a private hospital nursing a spine and neck injury. Namrata has broken ribs and an injured knee while Anirudh only had minor injuries. They are out of danger.

The police confirmed that the car was travelling at a speed of 120-140 km per hour with Sushmita sitting right behind Akhil’s seat.

Anirudh further said that Sushmita was still breathing when he managed to get all three of them out of the car after he himself had managed to get out through the back door.

Not letting the situation blur his logic, Anirudh immediately called his parents and friends from college for help. And just in a few minutes, they took Sushmita to a nearby hospital which refused to treat her, citing lack of ICU facilities.

“The second hospital we took her to declared her as brought dead,” Anirudh said, barely able to contain his emotions. The massive head and internal injuries proved fatal.


The police believe that cautious driving could have avoided the accident.


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April 11,2020

Hyderabad, Apr 11: With the Telangana government banning spitting in public places in the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic, a police case has been registered here against a man for violating the rule.

During vehicle-checking on Friday, police found the man spitting on the road here and registered a case against him for disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant, police said.

Spitting in public places and institutions has been banned in the state in view of the pandemic with the government saying such acts pose a serious threat of leading to spread of infections.

"In the interest of public health and safety, the spitting of paan/any chewable tobacco or non-tobacco product, sputum in public places & institutions is hereby BANNED with immediate effect," a gvernment notification said.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the fore the importance of hygiene and cleanliness in both personal as well as public spheres, the April 6 notification issued by the Health, Medical and Family Welfare department said.

"It is of utmost need to impose restrictions on unhealthy practices that may potentially lead to spread of such viruses and other infections," it said.

The habit of public spitting poses a serious threat of leading to spread of such infections, the notification added.

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April 5,2020

Nagpur, Apr 5: A 23-year-old man allegedly committed suicide in Imambada area in Nagpur on Saturday due to financial distress, police said.

Nikhil Gavhane, who worked in a grocery shop, hanged himself as he had taken money from a person and was stressed over repayment, an official said.

"He was depressed since a week," the Imambada police station official said.

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June 7,2020

Behrampur, Jun 7: A migrant labourer spent two days in jungle after allegedly being denied entry to a quarantine centre and his village in Behrampur.

According to a local from the village, no one helped the labourer. "He came from Chennai. He went to the police and block office but no one helped. Then, he went to the jungle."

Later, the police took him to the quarantine centre.

As per the Union Health Ministry, there are 2,608 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Odisha, including 996 active cases, 1,604 recovered/discharged/migrated and 8 deaths.

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